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Arlene Wright-Correll (1935- _), popular American award winning Artist, free lance writer, & avid gardener, at the age of 68, decided to pick up her paint brushes again after 54 years and paint, in mostly gouache watercolors and pastels, the flowers, herbs

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Food & Drink > Wine Wine tasting and serving etiquette: 2 of 4
The Etiquette For a Wine TastingThe following terms may seem fanciful at first, but with practice and the right tasting techniques, you should be able to start picking them out from the taste of the wines.There is a proper etiquette to a wine tasting. 1. At a dinner party women and older guests should be served first, then me... More..
Hobbies & Games > Home Decor Crafts How to make your own liquid potpourri: 1 of 2
How to Make Your own Liquid Potpourri and other good stuff!By Arlene Wright-Correll There are often many items that you see in the stores that are expensive, but charming and a pleasant addition to ones home such as candles, fragrant potpourri, sachets, and gel fresheners. They are not hard to make. Plus they are pretty reaso... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Molded chocolate candy: 1 of 2
"How to Make Molded Chocolate Candy" Ever since Judy, Danny Jane and I made pulled taffy in my sister in law Vangie's kitchen 52 years ago I have wanted to really learn the art of making candy. I have gotten fudge down really well. However, this year I decided I would learn how to make other more complicated chocolates. What ... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Bring your garden's bounty to the Fair: 1 of 2
Hi Ho Come to the FairIt's that time of year where all over America and I suppose many other parts of the world that the county and state fairs are opening up.In our little part of the planet we have the Hart County Fair in Munfordville, KY from June 28 until July 6 and in Louisville, KY we have the Kentucky State Fair from A... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Maple sugaring: 1 of 1
In 1955 I married into a family of dairy farmers who happened to own a sugar bush. A sugar bush is not just a bush it is a name for a stand of maple trees that were harvested for their sap each spring in northern New York and this sugar bush contained 2800 maple trees so this was a big operation that netted a lot of money and... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Cooking tip: Deep frying the Chinese way: 1 of 1
Deep Frying the Chinese Way Stir-frying is the most colorful and well-known Chinese cooking technique. However, many Chinese dishes call for the food to be deep-fried. In fact, the use of deep-frying, or Chau, in Chinese cooking predates stir-frying, which was developed mainly to cope with a shortage of cooking oil.Exactly wh... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Real Estate exchange and liquidation: A family story: 1 of 1
B.C. (Before Cash)By Arlene Wright-CorrellOne day our family held a trust meeting and decided that in order to do certain things on a piece of property in TN we needed to raise some cash via selling some of our inventory that consisted of real property and some personal property.Most of us know that to sell personal property;... More..
Food & Drink > Ethnic & International Foods Mongolian fire pot recipes: 1 of 1
4 Great Recipes for Mongolian Fire Pot CookingThis piece of equipment is a thing of beauty. I have had mine for years and it is a really fun way to have a dinner for 4 to 8 people. The lid comes off and you have the "pot" part to cook in.The bottom part is where you put your little can of Sterno. In Asia, one puts in hot coa... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Desserts How to temper chocolate: 1 of 1
How to Temper Chocolate In a previous article I wrote about my efforts of making molded chocolate candy and this is a continuation of my thoughts. At this point I always buy tempered chocolate as untempered chocolate requires a lot of extra work and you need to know a lot more about it. There are several ways to temper cho... More..
Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: Tempura: 1 of 1
Recipes for Cooking TempuraThe tempura rack sets on the edge of your wok. Your wok is filled with oil and you can easily work from your wok to your rack.Have all your ingredients prepared ahead of time. i.e. cut vegetables and cut meat or fish. Prepare your batter as the last ingredient and have it at the ready so you can imm... More..